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The Internet and Technology

Descriptive Essay Dr. Retno Purwani Sari, M.Hum

Introduction

Assumptions 1 Since new technologies lead to new forms of information, visual literacy is significantly used to share information. Meanings describing social and cultural issue are constructed visually. In social media, for example, people communicate and share the ideas through the combination of semiotic modes; verbal and visual. This leads to the importance of visual literacy as well as verbal literacy.

Prepare to watch

1. What does people do with their cell phone?
2. How do they communicate with others?
3. What information do they share?
4. Do social media give a powerful impact on people lives?

Critical Thinking

Positive and negative effects of social media on people

Positive (+) Negatives (-)

Academic Writing Skills

Rhetorical Focus: The Paragraph and the Short Essay

 Although a short essay is longer than a paragraph, it has three basic parts: an introduction , a body , and a conclusion.  Introduction : the introductory paragraph is the first paragraph of a short essay. It contains a topic sentence and thesis statement.  Body paragraph : a short essay has at least one or two body paragraphs. These develop the idea presented in the introduction.  Conclusion : the concluding paragraph is the final paragraph and summaries the idea(s) presented in the short essay

Short Essay Organization

An effective essay

 Introduction A hook is an opening sentence that attract the reader’s attention. The sentences after the hook give background information necessary to understand the TOPIC. The last sentence in the introduction, thesis statement , is very important because it gives the topic and the controlling idea of the entire essay.  Body Paragraph The body is paragraph(s) in which the writer develops the thesis statement It begins with a topic sentence followed by supporting details.  Conclusion The paragraph summarizes or restates the main idea of the thesis statement.

Identifying the Topic

Test for Topic

Ask yourself: “Who or what is the introductory paragraph about?” Indicators of the topic:

1. a single word or phrase
2. Not a complete sentence

This mnemonic (memory trick)

Strategy for finding topics

FiRST  F is for subject of the Introductory paragraph  R is for a Repeated word or phrase  ST means that all sentences deal with the Same Thing

Phrasing the Topic

 Write a single word or phrase. If more than one idea is repeated or referred in an essay, the topic needs to be expressed in a phrase rather than a single word.  Strike a balance. Be general enough to include everything discussed but specific enough to exclude what isn’t. The word “tests,” for example, covers: (1) taking tests, (2) creating them, or (3) cheating on them.

Discussion

 Finding a topic in written text given (additional material)  Finding a topic in media suggested in slide 5

Thesis Statement

in which the topic and the controlling idea of the entire essay lay

 Discussion (additional material)

Brainstorming and Outlining

 Writing Task This time you will write a three-paragraph descriptive essay, at minimum, about the influence of social media.  Brainstorming idea: Use T-Chart in slide 7 to think of the influence of social media. Think about the things you know, feel, see, and want when you are experienced with social media.

Re-Entry Students Re-Entry students have a positive effect on college students, instructors, and the community. They are called “re-entry” students because they have been out of school for a period of time and have come back. Often students take college courses and then leave school for a variety of reasons: jobs, military training, family obligations, and indecision about careers. No longer are college classes primarily made up of 18-to 20-year-old recent high school graduates. In many colleges, the average age of all students is approaching 30 years. Occasionally a student graduates from college for the first time at the age of 70 years or older. For younger students, re-entry students are often models of dedication and hard work. Returning men and women help set a mature tone in the classroom, and their life experiences add to the enjoyment of class discussions. Instructors often notice improved student interaction in a class with a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. Students who have had careers in the workplace, the military, or as homemakers add a wealth of information and perspective to a class. Finally, the community benefits from better-educated citizens of all ages. Private businesses and government agencies get workers with better skills and the community gets better-informed citizens and voters. When students re-enter college to improve their lives, they also improve the lives of countless others. Phrase the Topic.  Write a single word or phrase.  Strike a balance